you are delusional, hold out for everything, ya that tactic will really work. Do you know nothing about negotiations? You think you just walk in with demands and say we are not signing unless we get everything we want? What exactly is your leverage to make that demand? You will strike? Well like you pointed out the RLA will not let you do that and the company can just drag things out forever. You don't like that, well go to Congress and tell them to get rid of it. On the company side they give a monetary value for EVERYTHING, even if it does not cost them a dime to do. You want something, they will say , what are you giving us for that, that is equal value? You want home-basing? The fact is that cost the company money, what are you willing to give up to get it? You can't just say, Well all the other cargo guys have it. Fact is they do different flying than you. Atlas and Kalitta pilots leave home and don't come back for 17 days or more, so home basing makes sense for them. You guys have 2 airplanes based in MIA that do day trips. Why would a company give you home basing? just because you don't live there and want it? keep dreaming.

If you think your grievance process is a joke, whose fault is that? I have filed many grievances over the years and every time I ended up with a check in my hand. If you are not getting the same results then time to replace your reps. You have to fight for things in your contract, the company is not going to just hand you stuff because you ask politely.